Isn’t that entrapment? 

Oh wait… it’s the FBI. It’s their whole identity now. 

 Pretty much.. 

 Aren’t sting operations illegal? 

 well, the only thing they are good at is stopping the terrorist attacks and mass shooting that they plan, so... 

 entrapment basically says
enticing someone to commit a crime they wouldn't otherwise commit. It's a judgment call that I would argue usually favors the prosecution.  

 Does seem fair. 

 On the other hand, they confirmed how hard it is to track these people, otherwise.  

In a way, they kinda revealed a part of their hand. 

 so the FBI is going to commit SEC violations to catch SEC violations? Makes sense considering they are known to stop their own terror plots